PREVIOUS WORK
Conduit
May 3rd-4th, 2025
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Inspired by a true story from the family of Artistic Director Garland Goodwin Wilson, OMC closed the 24-25 season with an intimate production exploring connection between strangers, family, and the past. Choreographer Madilyn Cashio partnered with Guest Artist John Allen, Jency Hogan of Love Acting Studios, and writer Xero Skidmore to create an original collaborative work that was raw and human.
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hereafter
April 6th, 2025
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In partnership with Louisiana Art and Science Museum and inspired by their Egyptian exhibition, OMC presented a unique original work to a sold out audience in LASM's stunning planetarium.
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Intimate Works
January 27th, 2024
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​For one night only, OMC stepped out from behind the fourth wall to connect directly with a small audience at Anne Connelly Fine Art. This unique style of performance opened up a new level of vulnerability shared between the viewers and the performers.
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Your Move
November 2 and 3, 2023
​Inspired by the complexity of games, and how the elements of gameplay mirror life's experiences, OMC opened the 36th season with Your Move. This production was co-produced by Associate Director Hannah Knoff and Julian Guillory featuring work by Anne Marie Herring.
Othello
May 5 and 6, 2023
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Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Artistic Director Garland Wilson created an original dance adaptation of Othello, marking OMC's third Shakespearean work. This production featured work by renowned guest artists John Allen, Christian Von Howard, Pavel Zuštiak, and Courtney Landry.
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CLOCK TOWER
April 28, 2022 and October 21, 2022
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Inspired by our Artistic Director's time in Eastern Europe, OMC premiered a work inspired by one of the oldest astronomical clocks in the world located in Prague. This production took the audience through warps of time and featured work by John Allen. ​
EXPOSED
October 27, 2021
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With works from Frankie Lee Peterson III and excerpts from Sofa Stories, this intimate fall showing tore down the wall that separates the audience and performer. OMC also performed this showing at the Annual Theatre Forum at Round Top, Texas.​
POP: THE PERFORMANCE
April 24, 2021
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OMC's annual Spring performance featured dance works choreographed by select OMC dancers and inspired by musical legends who have influenced generations young and old, such as Madonna, Prince, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Donna Summer, Lady Gaga, and more.
KICK IT OUT
January 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, & January 2023
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Our annual community production features children from throughout the area alongside the professionals... dancing to classics spanning from Rat Pack to Motown eras, Kick it Out is fun for the whole family!
TELL ME MORE
March 22, 2019
12 incredible stories unfolded onstage, each curated by one of our community's most dynamic individuals. Our "honorary choreographers" were:
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Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Lauren Crump, Madeline Ellis, Kate Freeman, M.D., Teddi Hessburg, Paul Marks, Jr., Tom Martin, Robyn Merrick, Greg Milneck, Johnny Palazzotto, Elizabeth "Boo" Thomas, and Tyrus Thomas.
COME TOGETHER
September 28, 2018
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50 years after the release of Yellow Submarine and "The White Album," OMC presented a collection of solos, duets, trios, and quartets to the iconic sounds of The Beatles.
THE SOFA STORIES
June 8 & 9, 2018
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So much life happens on the sofa. From snacking to snuggling, bing-watching to breaking up... OMC takes a peek between the cushions with an evening of contemporary dance surrounding the sofa.
NEVERMORE
October 13, 2017
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OMC presents a concert of contemporary works taking inspiration from the most well-loved writings of Edger Allan Poe... and on Friday the 13th!
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THE TEMPEST
May 5 & 6, 2017
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OMC partners with the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players to create a unique take on the Shakespearean classic. Guest choreographers include Pavel Zustiak, Lindsey Dietz Marchant, and John Allen, plus an original score by violist Christian Fredrickson.
Pictured: Will Bove (Romeo) and Courtney Landry (Juliet). Photo by David Humphreys
The bedroom scene, choreographed by Carrie Tatum. Pictured: Will Bove (Romeo) and Courtney Landry (Juliet) Photo by Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo
The death scene, choreographed by Garland Goodwin Wilson. Pictured: Will Bove (Romeo) and Courtney Landry (Juliet) Photo by Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo
Pictured: Will Bove (Romeo) and Courtney Landry (Juliet). Photo by David Humphreys
THE FOUR SEASONS
October 21, 2016
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OMC celebrated the passage of three decades with a concert to the score of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons - featuring the stunning underwater photography of Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo.
ROMEO + JULIET
October 23, 2015
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Back for a one-night-only showing is OMC's well-loved contemporary take on Shakespeare's most famous tragedy.
YOU TELL ME
April 22 & 23, 2016
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Art created by non-artists. OMC took direction and inspiration from leaders in the Baton Rouge community – business owners, activists, architects, bankers and more – to create dances from a very different perspective.
ROMEO + JULIET
April 2015
The first in a brand new Shakespeare series, this was OMC's contemporary take on one of history's most famous stories. The production featured
choreography by NYC's Pavel Zustiak, New Orleans' John Allen, Garland Goodwin Wilson,
Bethany Jones McCullough, Courtney Landry, and Carrie Tatum.
LIKE, TOTALLY!
​October 14, 2014
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An introduction to the company dancers featuring the New Wave sounds of the 1980's and photography by David Humphreys.
CURRANT/CURRENT
​June 2014 ​
Of Moving Colors' "Color Me Rouge" season closed with a performance made up of elements from site-specific city works and new dances inspired by Baton Rouge. Choreographers included Garland Goodwin Wilson, Bethany Jones McCullough, Christine Chrest, Courtney Landry, Irene Rampino, and more.
P.S. 425
April 2013
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A fabulous collaboration with Peter Shire and the LSU School of Art. World-renowned, Los Angeles - based sculptor Peter Shire designed a custom, interactive set on which the company performed.
Video courtesy LSU School of Art.
ROCK & ROLL
​October 2012
A one-night only performance of solos, duets, trios and quartets set to music's most iconic genre.
PINK!​
April 2012
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Celebrating concepts of femininity, survival, and the fight against breast cancer. Featuring choreography by guest artist Sarah Cullen Fuller, a Chicago native and former company member with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
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Photography by Jonathan Harnsongkram
SEQUIN
October 2011
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OMC introduced their silver anniversary season with an intimate performance of solos, duets, trios, and quartets.
NOT UNTIL NOW
April 2011
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50 community members - from architect to lawyer, chef to stay at home mom - joined OMC onstage in Not Until Now. Each participant was given a script and assigned a specific role, but did not perform it until live in front of the audience.
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Photography by Frank McMains
AQUA
March 2010
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​Aqua featured the sounds of everything from surfer rock to Nuevo Flamenco and the ocean itself... a celebration of all things liquid, the show included a collaboration with LSU Movement Professor Nick Erickson to bring aerial silks to the stage of the Manship Theatre.
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Underwater photography by Brian Baiamonte.
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DRUM DANCES
November 2009
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​A collaboration with world-class percussionist Lisa Pegher - "the future of percussion," according to Symphony Magazine. Pegher joined the dancers onstage to provide a live sound score.
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LONGITUDE
April 2009
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Alongside co-producers Bethany Jones McCullough and Dina Melley, artistic director Garland Goodwin Wilson created original works inspired by her faith and travels. Longitude featured live painting by Rhea Gary and dramatic monologues by Jency Griffin.
LOOKING GLASS
February 2009 ​
​A multi-disciplinary work dually inspired by Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror.
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ALTITUDE
June 2008
A unique production taking audiences to new heights combining contemporary movement with modern dance.
LUMINESCENCE
March 2008
A retrospective performance commemorating OMC's 20th year as a force in Baton Rouge's artistic community.
ALLOY
September 2007
A collaborative dance concert featuring the work of three companies from the southern region: Of Moving Colors, Willow Oak Contemporary Ballet, and Florida's Fuzion Dance Artists.
CITRUS DEMISE
March 2007 ​
"Sometimes we jump into something too fast and our experience might be sour. . . Sometimes we wait too long and the fruit is no longer ripe."
Citrus Demise featured choreography by Garland Goodwin Wilson, Meghan McCulla, and Guest Artists John Allen and Anna Morris.
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GIFTS OF RED & GREEN
December 2006 ​
​A holiday performance of dance and poetry, including a special work in collaboration with Baton Rouge Green's "Downtown First" program.
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OMC in NYC
June 2006 ​
OMC was chosen to perform as part of the prestigious inaugural season of NYC's Dance New Amsterdam
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PLAYIN' AROUND
June 2006 ​
​A performance designed for children and families featuring the company's most festive and spunky works.
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LILAC, MAGENTA
May 2000, February 2006
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​A performance inspired by tales of love. Featured the choreography of Garland Goodwin Wilson, CoCo Loupe, Irene Rampino, and in the 2006 production, New York City Choreographer Ashleigh Leite.
VERTICAL VOYAGE
April 2005​
​OMC's first production at the new Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts featured live music by the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Timothy Muffitt.
GREEN
December 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
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A celebration of a fantastical green louisiana winter.
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PEACOCK BLUE
June 2004​​​
KALEIDOSCOPE
Fall 2003, 2004, 2005 ​
A showcase of work from choreographers across the southern region. ​​
PARADISE ORANGE
April 2002
Martial Artists and a Triumph motorcycle took the audience out of safety zones and brought gifts to the GBR Food Bank. ​​​
LOUPE'D
September 2001
A dance concert with the Dance Center and CoCo Loupe, a Louisiana native.
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WHITE
May 2001 ​
A production that peeled the onion of identity to discover individuality. ​
DANCE BR/PHILADELPHIA
September 2000​
A collaboration with Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre and At Marah of Philadelphia. ​​
SIENNA
April 2003
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A production that looked into the transformations of our lives. ​​
OMC ON CANVAS
Fall 2002
First gallery showing of works that had been painted in past OMC productions. ​​​
RED
May 1999​
A production created to celebrate Baton Rouge's 300th year anniversary. ​
